1703 – Campaign in the Low Countries – Allied OOB December

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Description

State of Dutch, British and Allied troops (as of 1 December 1703).

Commander-in-Chief: Duke of Marlborough

The reconciliation of all units with the proper regiments of each nation is not yet completed.
For now, only a French source has served to list units.
The nationality of regiments not yet identified is indicated as “???”

Summary: 160 bns, 184 sqns

in Aachen
- Dutch Nassau Heer van Woudenberg (1 bn)
- unidentified Danish units (2 bns)
- unidentified Prussian unit (1 bn)
- Dutch Erbach Cavalry (2 sqns)
- Dutch Hertog van Sachsen-Heilburg Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Limbourg
- unidentified Hanoverian units in Dutch pay (2 bns)
- unidentified Hanoverian units in English pay (6 bns)
- Hanoverian Bülow Dragoons (4 sqns)
- ??? Wildes Cavalry (4 sqns)
- Danish Livregiment til Hest (2 sqns)
- ??? Wooght (2 sqns)
- Hanoverian Noyelle Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Bonn and in the Lines of Posterings
- unidentified Hessian units (6 bns)
- Dutch Hertog van Saksen-Eisenach (1 bn)
- Osnabrück Baron von Spiegel (1 bn)
- ??? Berner (1 bn)
- Holstein-Gottorp Aderkas (1 bn)
- Hessian Erbprinz von Hesse Kassel Dragoons (4 sqns)
- Hessian Prinz von Hesse Homburg Dragoons (4 sqns)
- Hessian Leibregiment zu Pferde (2 sqns)
- Hessian Spiegel Horse (2 sqns) aka Karabiniers
in the Lines of Posterings
- Celler Boisdavid Cavalry (2 sqns)
- Celler Croix de Fréchapelle Cavalry (2 sqns)
- Hanoverian Pentz Cavalry (2 sqns)
- Hanoverian Göden Cavalry (2 sqns)
- Hanoverian Schulenburg Dragoons (3 sqns)
- Danish Rantzau Cavalry (2 sqns) aka 2nd Sjællandske or 4th Jyske
- Danish Bcoatdorff Cavalry (2 sqns) aka 3rd Jyske
- Danish Utterwich Cavalry (2 sqns) aka 2nd Jyske
- Danish Schmettau Cavalry (2 sqns) aka 5th Jyske
- Danish Dewitz Cavalry (2 sqns) aka Holstein Cuirassiers
in Huy
- Hessian Prinz Carl (2 bns)
- Dutch Prins van Brandenburg (2 bns)
- Dutch Trognée (1 bn) Liégeois
- Dutch Graaf van Nysle (1 sqn)
in Liège
- Dutch Dedem (1 bn)
- unidentified Danish units (2 bns)
- Hanoverian Schulenburg Dragoons (1 bn)
- Dutch Graaf van Oxenstierna (1 bn) Swedish
- Dutch Colyear (1 bn) Scot
- Münster Schwartz (1 bn)
- Dutch Kroonprins van Pruissen (1 bn) Prussian
- Dutch Reynhard (1 bn)
- Dutch van Amelisweerd (1 bn)
- Münsterer Nagel (1 bn)
- Dutch Heukelom (1 bn)
- Dutch Murray of Melgum (1 bn) Scot
- Dutch Oost Frisland Cavalry (2 sqns)
- unidentified Danish units (2 sqns)
- unidentified Prussian units (2 sqns)
in Maastricht and Viset
- Dutch Prins van Birkenfeld (1 bn)
- Dutch Holstein-Ploen (1 bn)
- Dutch Chambrier (1 bn) Swiss
- Dutch Albemarle (2 bns) Swiss
- unidentified Danish units (5 bns)
- unidentified Hanoverian units (4 bns)
- Dutch Jamart (1 bn) Liégeois
- Dutch Mattha Dragoons (2 sqns)
- Dutch Dopf Dragoons (4 sqns)
- unidentified Danish units (5 sqns)
- Münster Hunerbein (2 sqns)
- unidentified Prussian units (2 sqns)
- Dutch Dompré Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Maaseyk
- Dutch Baron van Keppel (1 bn)
- Dutch Graaf van Tilly Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Stevensweert
- Dutch Waes (1 bn)
in Wert
- Dutch Caris (1 bn) Liégeois
- Dutch Chanclos Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Roermond
- Dutch Prins van Holstein-Beck (1 bn)
- Dutch Slangenburg (1 bn)
- unidentified Danish unit (1 bn)
- unidentified Prussian unit (1 bn)
- unidentified Danish units (4 sqns)
- Dutch Baldwin Cavalry (1 sqn)
in Venloo
- Dutch George Hamilton (1 bn) Scot
- Hessian Prinz von Anhalt Bernburg (1 bn)
- ??? Gruys (1 bn)
- Dutch Tscharner (1 bn) Swiss
- Hessian Prinz Wilhelm Dragoons (5 sqns) unidentified unit
in Grave
- Dutch Graaf van Nassau-La Leck (1 sqn)
- Dutch Tscharner (1 bn) Swiss
- ??? Hornberg Dragoons (3 sqns)
in Nijmegen
- Dutch Amama (1 bn)
- Mecklenburg-Schwerin Buchwald (1 bn)
- Holstein-Gottorp van der Natt Dragoons (4 sqns)
- Dutch Eminga Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Thielen
- Dutch Els (1 bn)
- Dutch Reede Graaf van Athlone Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Bommel and Saint-André
- Dutch Prins van Holstein-Norburg (1 coy)
- ??? Falais (1 coy)
in Arnhem
- Dutch Graaf van Dohna-Ferrassieres (1 bn)
- Dutch Cralingen (2 sqns)
in Duisburg
- Dutch Welderen (2 coys)
- Sachsen-Gotha Stubenvelt Dragoons (3 sqns)
in Zutphen
- Münsterer Elvervelt (1 bn)
- Dutch Graaf van Nassau-La Leck Cavalry (1 sqn)
- Dutch Lubbert van Eck Cavalry (1 sqn)
- Dutch Vittinghof Cavalry (1 sqn)
in Zwolle
- Münsterer Carnarens (1 bn)
- Dutch Opdam Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Deventer
- Dutch Heyden (1 bn)
- Dutch Grovestine (2 sqns)
in Campen
- Dutch Vegelin van Claerbergen (1 bn)
- Holstein-Gottorp Bauditz Dragoons (4 sqns)
in Friesland
- Dutch Prins Stadthouder (2 bns) unidentified unit
- Dutch Gardes du Corps (1 sqn)
- Oranje-Friesland (2 sqns)
in Groningen
- Dutch Ripperda (1 bn)
- Dutch Prins van Hessen-Homburg (3 sqns)
in Coeverden
- Dutch Schratenbach (1 bn)
in Utrecht
- Dutch Baron van Pallandt (1 bn)
- Dutch Driesbergen (2 sqns)
in Delft and The Hague
- Dutch Hollandsche Gardes (2 bns)
- Dutch Gardes du Corps (1 sqn)
- Dutch Garde te Paard (2 sqns) aka Blaue Garde
in Briel and Hellevoetslys
- Dutch van Swansbel (1 bn)
in Bois-le-Duc
- British Royal Scots (2 bns)
- British Rever (1 bn) unidentified unit
- British James Ferguson (1 bn)
- British Thomas Meredith (1 bn)
- Dutch Karabinier (4 sqns) aka Albermarle
- British Carabineers (2 sqns) aka Wyndham's Horse
- British Schomberg's Horse (2 sqns)
in Heusden
- British Barrymore (1 bn)
- British Honourable James Stanley (1 bn) aka Earl of Derby
- British 1st Regiment of Foot Guards (1 bn)
- Dutch Tengnagel Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Worcum and Gorcum
- British Richard Ingoldsby (1 bn)
- British Duke of Marlborough (1 bn)
- British Charles Ross Dragoons (2 sqns)
- ??? Truiot Dragoons (2 sqns)
- Dutch Graaf van Rochford (2 sqns)
in Gertruydenberg
- British Lord North and Grey's (1 bn)
in Narden
- Dutch Baron van Friesheim (2 coys)
in Breda
- Dutch van Salisch (1 bn)
- British 1st Regiment of Foot Guards (1 bn)
- British Prince George of Denmark (1 bn) aka Churchill
- British Queen's Regiment of Foot (1 bn) aka Webb
- British Hon. Emmanuel Scrope Howe (1 bn)
- British Gustavus Hamilton (1 bn)
- Hessian Auerochs Dragoons (2 sqns)
- British Queen's Regiment of Horse (2 sqns) aka Lumley's Horse
- British Wood's Horse (2 sqns)
- British Cadogan's Horse (2 sqns)
in Willemstadt and Klander
- Dutch St. Amant (1 bn)
in Berg-op-Zoom and Steenbergen
- ??? Bartels (1 bn)
- Dutch Lorne Duke of Argyll (1 bn) Scot
- Dutch Lauder (1 bn) Scot
- Dutch de Capol (2 bns) Swiss
- Dutch Dalrymple (1 bn) Scot
- Dutch Holtzappel (1 bn) aka Ten Ham
- Dutch Walef Dragoons (4 sqns) Liégeois
- Dutch Lubbert van Eck Cavalry (2 sqns)
in Flanders under the command of General Coehoorn
- Dutch Menno Baron van Coehoorn (1 bn)
- Dutch Lindeboom (1 bn)
- Dutch Lochmann (2 bns) Swiss
- Dutch Steenhuysen (1 bn)
- Dutch Sturler (1 bn) Swiss
- Dutch Idsinga (1 bn)
- Dutch Lindtsau (1 bn)
- Dutch Tassin de Torsay (1 bn)
- Dutch Lislemarais (1 bn) Huguenot
- Dutch Ranck (1 bn)
- Oost-Friesland Erbprinz von Oost-Friesland (1 bn)
- ??? Engelinck (1 bn)
- Dutch Sacconay (1 bn) Swiss
- ??? Kesewitz (1 bn)
- Münsterer Landsbergen (1 bn)
- unidentified Prussian unit (1 bn)
- Dutch Soutelande (1 bn)
- Dutch van der Beke (1 bn) Walloon
- Dutch Plettenberg (1 bn)
- Dutch Schlippenbach Dragoons (3 sqns)
- ??? Paul (2 sqns)
in Zeeland
- Dutch Sparre (1 bn)
- Dutch Belcastel (1 bn) Huguenot
from Sevenberghen to Gertruydenberg
- Anspach-Bayreuth Schmettau Dragoons (4 sqns)
- Dutch Hoornbergh Cavalry (1 sqn)
- Dutch Rhoo Cavalry (1 sqn)
in Meurs
- Dutch Fagel (2 foot coys)
- Dutch Viçouse (2 foot coys) Huguenot
on the Rhine
- Mecklenburg Schwerin Schwerin (1 bn)
- Anspach-Bayreuth Baron von Seckendorff (1 bn)
- Dutch Sturler (1 bn) Swiss
- Dutch Bejnhejn (1 bn)
- Ansbach-Bayreuth Janus von Eberstadt (1 bn)
- Dutch Wilcke (1 bn)
- Dutch Goor (1 bn)
- unidentified Prussian units (2 bns)
- unidentified Hessian units (3 bns)
- unidentified Palatinate units (8 bns)
- unidentified Palatinate units (8 sqns)

Destined for Portugal

Infantry
- Dutch Fagel (1 bn minus 2 coys)
- Dutch Baron van Friesheim (1 bn minus 2 coys)
- Dutch Welderen (1 bn minus 2 coys)
- Dutch Prins van Holstein-Norburg (1 bn minus 1 coy)
- ??? Falais (1 bn minus 1 coy)
- Dutch Viçouse (1 bn minus 2 coys) Huguenot
- ??? Steenhope (1 bn)
- Dutch Portmore (1 bn) Scot already listed as Dalrymple in Berg-op-Zoom
- British Holcroft Blood (1 bn)
- British William Stewart (1 bn)
Cavalry
- Dutch Rhoo Cavalry (1 sqn)
- Dutch Hoornbergh Cavalry (1 sqn)
- Dutch Mattha Dragoons (2 sqns)
- British Royal Dragoons (3 sqns) aka Raby's Dragoons
- Dutch Schlippenbach Dragoons (3 sqns)

References

Pelet and François Eugène de Vault: Mémoires militaires relatifs à la Succession d'Espagne sous Louis XIV, Vol. 2 pp. 789-792

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